australorp

  1. M

    Is my 7 wk Australorp a roo?

    Hi! New member and new chicken owner. My 2 Australorps will be 7 weeks tomorrow. We purchased them both from a local farm. Lucy (or Lou) has the beginnings of a red comb and a red waddle. I read that cockerels grow theirs early. For comparison, our other Australorp Lily, who is the same age, has...
  2. mozzar_ELLA

    Gaping chick

    Please help! My 3 week old australorp started stretching her neck out and opening her mouth. It almost looks like she’s going to throw up. She’s shaking her head a lot too. She’s still fairly active and eating and drinking and her poop is normal but I’m worried it could be gapeworm or something...
  3. danpeters9497

    Mystery blue TSC

    Okay so we got this beaut from TSC as a Blue Australorp. I was sceptical from the get go as a day old. Now it's around 2 months old and I'm still befuddled. I've asked opinions elsewhere and had, Sapphire Gem, Blue Andalusian and Blue Rock as guesses and most saying Hen. I figured I would...
  4. FLXChicken

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    16 healthy Black Australorps from Mt Healthy Hatcheries. They just arrived this morning!
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  6. Wonderling

    Water belly?

    My australorp hen (Poppy) has a swollen abdomen and it acting rather lethargic. She doesn't appear to be having any trouble breathing but her poo matches the chicken that had ovarian cancer that had spread to other organs from this...
  7. G

    Happy Birthday Licorice! (10yrs)

    Hi everyone, I just wanted to make a post to celebrate my Australorp hen Licorice turning 10! 😊 I have had her since the day she hatched so this is very special for me. 💕 I'll try to attach a photo below.
  8. KristiM

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  9. E

    Are these breeds personable?

    Hi everybody! Merry Christmas if you celebrate it and happy holidays to all. I currently have bantams because my boyfriend loves the minis, but my dream is having big, fat chickens lol! These would be purely pets and I would like to hear anyone’s experiences with their temperaments. Ideally...
  10. AstraChick

    is this a rooster or a hen ?

    Is this, 5 week old, white Australorp a rooster or a hen ?? (regular/full size, not a bantam size) I'm thinking it's a roo it makes the calling noise when they find food but i know hens do that as well for their chicks. other noises it makes, is making me thinking its a roo, and no crowing yet...
  11. D

    New from S.E. AZ

    Hello, We just purchased 6 chicks - the store said they were all great layers (which is what we wanted - more dual birds). Well, we got home and looked up the breeds: 3 Australorps (2 died in week 1) and 3 Silkies - (WHICH are these really "good layers"? The reviews state they are more...
  12. rascal66

    Australorp or Jersey Giant Rooster?

    Got this boy a while back thinking it was an Australorp but now I'm not entirely sure... Lady i got him from didnt know the breed. He is young, roughly about 6-7 months? Thoughts? Small note: the little white bits on his head was the result of eating yogurt scraps, He's all black!
  13. BugsToBirds

    Identifying bantam chicks

    I'm pretty new to raising chickens and got six chicks from Tractor Supply a while ago, but two of the chicks aren't growing as fast as the others. They seem to be austrlorps, while the other four should be barred rocks and california greys, and I was wondering if they could be bantams, slow...
  14. Australorp94

    Will my hen be a mother?

    Hello everyone! I'm new to this so any advice would be greatly appreciated. I have some hatching eggs that I was hoping my Australorp would mother for me. I heard they make great mother hens. Unfortunately, she stopped being broody the day they arrived and I placed them in an incubator. Will she...
  15. MysticUniKitty

    Australorp or something different?

    This pullet was sold to me as Australorp but her coloring is not quite right, but then again maybe it is? Any guesses? I tried getting feet pictures but she's not a "nice" holder.
  16. M

    What breed is my rooster?

    Hi! I got my rooster a couple of months ago and I was told that he’s an Australorp. From what I know, Australorps are mainly supposed to be black but my rooster has some brown and gold on him too. Attached are some pictures of my rooster, Waffles.
  17. boggart

    Boggart’s Birdie Babies

    I just couldn’t help myself when I went to pick up some things from my local Atwood’s. :idunno Let me introduce you to my 6 new chicks, 3 “Americanas” and 3 bantams, all with temporary names: lil Mama, the sweetest and most friendly of all the chicks Chip, a pretty reddish chick who loves to...
  18. azellmer

    Two well cared for hens seeking new home - Sacramento, CA

    It is with a heavy heart that I am looking to re-home two well cared for hens, each a couple years old. Due to unfortunate circumstances, we simply cannot keep them any longer. Breeds are Australorp and Plymouth/Barred Rock. Looking to re-home them in or around the Sacramento area. Please DM for...
  19. TSArmendarez

    Is this a Sausage Party??

    Hey Y'all! Got these "pullets" back in the very end of March. 3 Black Aussies, 3 Amberlinks...supposed to all be pullets. I have one Aussie who is small, but ballsy as all get out, and with a flipped tail, and LOUD. She's also highly inquisitive. She talks the most smack all the time, and...
  20. flygirl1973

    Southern middle TN, Blk Australorp Roos

    I have 3 black Australorp roosters that have to go. I have 4 hens and 4 Roos so I have to cull them if no one wants em. 12 weeks old this past Thursday, barely starting to crow. All non aggressive, used to free ranging. So far no major incidents but I know it’s coming. Near Waynesboro, TN.
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